Police responding to reports of a person shot involved in chase of stolen vehicle instead

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Aug 4, 2014 at 10:00 AMAug 4, 2014 at 10:40 AM

STOCKTON -- Police responding to the 2400 block of Barge Court around 1:50 a.m. Monday on reports of a person shot instead were involved in a chase of a stolen vehicle where the victim was eventually found.

The Record

STOCKTON -- Police responding to the 2400 block of Barge Court around 1:50 a.m. Monday on reports of a person shot instead were involved in a chase of a stolen vehicle where the victim was eventually found.

As police went to the call location, they saw a sedan leaving the area and, suspecting a link, officers gave chase while others went to the report of the person shot.

No victim was found at the scene of the shooting, and witnesses said he was being transported by a private party, but they didn't know who that was.

Meanwhile, the car involved in the chase had been reported stolen out of Oakland. The California Highway Patrol took over the chase and stopped the car on Interstate-205 near the Altamont Pass.

The gunshot victim was a passenger in the car being driven by his girlfriend.